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@@ -885,7 +885,7 @@ Notes:
\item[(6)] The \method{sort()} method takes an optional argument
specifying a comparison function of two arguments (list items) which
- should return \code{-1}, \code{0} or \code{1} depending on whether
+ should return a negative, zero or positive number depending on whether
the first argument is considered smaller than, equal to, or larger
than the second argument. Note that this slows the sorting process
down considerably; e.g. to sort a list in reverse order it is much